Cordia Appoints New Sales and Marketing Director.

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ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 18, 2004

On May 3, 2004, Cordia Corporation (OTCBB: CORG) executives appointed Debbie Young as Director of Sales and Marketing. In her role, Young's primary focus will be developing the firm's partner marketing and affinity channels. As a communications specialist with more than 15 years in business development and strategic planning, Young will also expand and elevate Cordia's national sales and marketing program and work with management to launch the company's newest VoIP product.

"As our company continues to grow, it is imperative that we add the right players to our team," said Cordia President/CEO Patrick Freeman. "Ms. Young has the experience, ideas, energy and enthusiasm to help us move our products and services to the next level."

Young is a former National Program Manager and Partner Marketing Specialist for MCI (PK:MCIA). She holds a Bachelor of Business Administration Degree, with an emphasis on Marketing and Management, from Loyola University in New Orleans, Louisiana. Young is the recipient of numerous sales and marketing awards, including recognition as Top Producer and Top Partner Marketing Strategist five years in a row at MCI. She joined the Cordia team, she said, because it was the right fit. "I believe in the products and services that Cordia offers," Young explained. "I also have a lot of faith in the company's leadership and executive management team. It's exciting to be part of a good plan that is about to unfold."

Cordia Corporation develops and provides industry specific applications, solutions and services. Cordia's primary operations are currently concentrated in the telecommunications industry through its operating subsidiary, Cordia Communications Corp. Cordia recently introduced a bundled wholesale services platform it refers to as "UNE-P in a Box" that permits competitive local and long distance telecommunications providers to rapidly introduce local and long distance services.

This release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Cordia's actual results may differ materially from the results discussed in the forward-looking statements. Factors that might cause such a difference include, among others, availability of management; availability, terms, and deployment of capital; Cordia's ability to successfully market its services to current and new customers, generate customer demand for its product and services in the geographical areas in which Cordia can operate, access new markets, all in a timely manner, at reasonable cost and on satisfactory terms and conditions, as well as regulatory, legislative and judicial developments that could cause actual results to vary in such forward-looking statements.